Finance Manager

Regional Finance ManagerMorrison Healthcare, a Compass Healthcare company, is a leader in healthcare food and nutrition services company, serving more than 1,000 hospitals and healthcare systems across the country. With more than 31,000 associates nationwide, Morrison uses the Power of Food to create personalized dining experiences for patients and in their cafés to advance the healing and healthful missions of its clients. Morrison has been serving some of the nation's largest health systems for more than 70 years, and it leverages culinary, nutritional, and operational expertise to provide consistency and transform the healthcare experience. Since 2012, Morrison has been recognized as one of Modern Healthcare's Best Places to Work and Training Magazine has named it a Top 125/APEX Award Training Organization. Morrison has more than 1,600 registered dietitians and 1,200 executive chefs, and serves more than 600M meals annually.Primary responsibilities of the Regional Finance Manager will include oversight of all accounting and financial activity within the region including monthly reporting, forecasting, and budgeting. Additionally, the Regional Finance Manager will be responsible for monitoring internal control and providing training and development for region leaders and operations teams.Job Responsibilities:Manages the preparation of monthly analysis of revenue, cost of goods sold, labor and operational expenses against prior year and budget, providing explanations and business solutions to help mitigate any costs or risks at the unit.Analyze financial performance against key business metrics and document pertinent financial highlights that will enable management to determine progress against budgets.Identify issues with billing, collections and financial processing within the unit and propose mediation.Validate dashboard data and ensure accuracy of data in comparison to general ledger.Support month end closing process and perform variance analysis of key drivers of results including unallocated food costs and payroll metrics.Perform analytics and establish benchmarks for key drivers of existing business.Support budgeting and forecasting processes as needed.Ensure training and development related to financials of all region leaders and operations team members.Assists with new business methodology and proposal preparation.Perform ad hoc analysis as needed. Understand and follow company rules and regulations.Perform all other duties as assigned and required.Education and Experience:Bachelor's Degree in Finance or Accounting preferred, or equivalent experienceMBA or CPA beneficial but not required.Work well with people, aggressively anticipate impacts of workload/issues to team deadlines and have a very positive work attitude including willing to work some longer hours during peak periods.Advanced Excel skills, ability to work with lookups and pivot tables.Experience with SAP, Essbase and dashboard development preferred.Proficiency in Microsoft Access, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint.Strong organizational, analytical and interpersonal skills.Strong verbal and written communication skills.Self-motivated to learn new concepts and participate in new projects.Associates at Morrison Healthcare are offered many fantastic benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, retirement plan, flexible time off, paid parental leave, holiday time off, personal leave, associate shopping program, health and wellness programs, discount marketplace, identity theft protection, pet insurance, commuter benefits, employee assistance program, and flexible spending accounts.